IDD Archives - Best Buddies International

The Inaugural Best Buddies Queen Stage: Palo Alto Presented By Safeway Foundation Raises $2 Million For Best Buddies International

Apr 16, 2025

Event Proceeds To Support Best Buddies’ Mission Of Inclusion For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

PALO ALTO, CA, April 15, 2025 – On April 11-12, Best Buddies International hosted the Best Buddies Queen Stage: Palo Alto, a charity bike ride, that commenced and concluded at the illustrious Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, CA. The event raised $2 million for Best Buddies programs.

Italian bakery Rosetta x Best Buddies set to open in Bethesda, MD later this year

Apr 16, 2025

Rosetta x Best Buddies, an Italian bakery that plans to employ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is set to open in downtown Bethesda later this year, according to a press release from the business.

Rosetta Bakery and Best Buddies International to Open New Bethesda Location

Apr 15, 2025

Bethesda, MD, April 9, 2025 – Rosetta Bakery, renowned for authentic, handcrafted Italian baked goods that honor tradition and Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), are pleased to announce the continued expansion of their inspiring partnership with the forthcoming debut of a new Rosetta Bakery x Best Buddies location in Bethesda, Maryland.

Best Buddies to Host Annual Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk at loanDepot Park

Apr 4, 2025

Best Buddies International is excited to announce the Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk: Miami on April 5th at loanDepot Park, the home of the Miami Marlins. With nearly 50,000 participants at more than 70 walks across the globe, the Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for the IDD community.

Best Buddies International Celebrates Best Buddies Month, Championing Inclusion for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Apr 3, 2025

Best Buddies launched the Eunie’s Buddies campaign, #WithYou — a nationwide movement supporting families of individuals with IDD through mentorship, resources, and community during Best Buddies Month and World Down Syndrome Day.

Best Buddies Family Support Program

Feb 27, 2025

Best Buddies Family Support provides families with essential resources to navigate raising a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Finding ‘Home’ Beyond Four Walls

Feb 10, 2025

The journey of Alex P. who moved across state lines to find community at Best Buddies Living.

Monacan High School: Building Bridges of Inclusion and Friendship

Feb 6, 2025

Inclusion is important, so everyone feels important … and nobody gets left out.

Best Buddies International to Honor Global Ambassador and Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri at the Jersey Mike’s Subs Best Buddies Miami Gala

Nov 15, 2024

Miami, Florida, Nov. 13, 2024 – Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is thrilled to present its Best Buddies Challenge: Miami Chaired by Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund and Presented by the Andrew P. Barowsky Foundation, and Mack Cycle & Fitness and the Jersey Mike’s Subs Best Buddies Miami Gala on Saturday, November 16.

The Possibilities

Nov 7, 2024

Meet Joshua Felder, a Global Ambassador and International Board of Directors member for Best Buddies International. He is also the first person with a disability to be a dancer in the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show with The Weeknd and the first to be featured in a Showtime Original. He stars in Woody Harrelson movie Champions and has appeared in The Drew Barrimore Show and the Today Show…